Vertebral Augmentation Vertebral augmentation, or kyphoplasty, is a minimally invasive treatment that can repair spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis, cancer or benign lesions. Spinal fractures can result from something dramatic like a fall, or from simple movements like coughing, sneezing or turning in bed.
Water is a transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms. Its chemical formula is H2O, meaning that its molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, that are connected by covalent bonds.
This article is about the philosophical element. For the chemical substance, see Water. For the mathematical operator â, see Del. Water is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, in the Asian Indian system Panchamahabhuta, and in the Chinese cosmological and physiological system Wu Xing. In contemporary esoteric traditions, it is commonly associated with the qualities of emotion and intuition. 1 Greek and Roman tradition.